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Association of the p22phox component of NAD(P)H oxidase with susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes care - 1 Nov 2003
Hodgkinson Andrea D, Millward Beverley A, Demaine Andrew G
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OBJECTIVE: Increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in diabetes is thought to play a major role in the pathogenesis of diabetic microvascular complications such as nephropathy and retinopathy. The NAD(P)H oxidase complex is an important source of ROS in the vasculature. The p22 subunit is polymorphic with a C242T variant that changes histidine-72 for a tyrosine in the potential heme binding site,...
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